Despite the well-known positive effects of tobacco taxes on health outcomes, policy makers avoid relying on such taxes … applied incorporates the negative price effect caused by an increase in tobacco taxes, combined with a presumed future … reduction in medical expenditures and a rise in working years caused by a reduction in the rate of smoking among the population …

taxes on tobacco is an effective measure to reduce smoking. According to some estimates, increasing tobacco taxes could save … to reduce consumption more intensely when faced with higher tobacco prices. The estimated magnitude and distribution of … reduced smoking -- reductions in medical expenses and earnings from adverted premature deaths -- could bring small, albeit …

Tobacco taxes are deemed regressive, because the poorest families tend to allocate larger shares of their budget to … purchase tobacco. However, as taxes also discourage tobacco use, some of the most adverse effects, including higher medical … others, would be reduced. This paper describes and simulates the effects of the tobacco tax on incomes in Chile assuming …

Despite the obvious positive health impacts of tobacco taxation, an argument raised against it is that poor households … bear the burden of the increased prices because of their higher share of spending on tobacco. This note includes estimates …

Tobacco taxes have positive impacts on health outcomes. However, policy makers often hesitate to use them because of … simulated distributional effects of tobacco tax increases in eight low- and middle-income countries. It applies a standardized … income gains. The comparative results do not support the claim that tobacco taxes are necessarily regressive. Although …

Tobacco taxes are usually considered regressive, as the poorest individuals allocate larger shares of their budget … toward the purchase of tobacco-related products. However, because these taxes also discourage tobacco use, some of the most … in the tobacco tax on household welfare in Ukraine. It considers three price-elasticity scenarios among income deciles of …

Tobacco taxes are considered an effective policy tool to reduce tobacco consumption and produce long-run benefits that … of smoking can be reduced, including shorter life expectancy, higher medical expenses, added years of disability among … smokers, and the effects of secondhand smoke. Nonetheless, tobacco taxes are often considered regressive because low …

Excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been a dependable and significant revenue source in many countries. More … explicitly earmarking excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco to finance public health expenditures?marrying sin and virtue as it … surface of the attractive concept of using increased sin excises on alcohol and tobacco to finance ?virtuous? social spending …

Tobacco-use-related diseases are the main cause of mortality in Moldova, where tobacco consumption is widely spread …, especially among men. In addition to health concerns, tobacco consumption has economic consequences, as households spend … substantial resources on tobacco and related out-of-pocket medical costs. Tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective …